{"id":112977,"date":"2026-11-09T09:30:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T08:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pipat-antiquites.fr\/objets\/decorative-bronze-depicting-psyche-holding-a-butterfly-after-a-sculptural-group-by-antonio-canova-19th-century\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T09:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T08:35:33","slug":"decorative-bronze-depicting-psyche-holding-a-butterfly-after-a-sculptural-group-by-antonio-canova-19th-century","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/pipat-antiquites.fr\/en\/objets\/decorative-bronze-depicting-psyche-holding-a-butterfly-after-a-sculptural-group-by-antonio-canova-19th-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Decorative Bronze Depicting Psyche Holding a Butterfly, After a Sculptural Group by Antonio Canova, 19th Century"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;132584&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;209218&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Decorative Bronze Depicting Psyche Holding a Butterfly, After a Sculptural Group by Antonio Canova, 19th Century<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;742497&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757\u20131822) was arguably the most significant Neoclassical sculptor of the second half of the 18th century. As the creator of the marble sculpture *Psyche Revived by Cupid&#8217;s Kiss*\u2014housed at the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay in Paris\u2014Canova single-handedly revived the virtuosity of ancient Greek sculpture. Acclaimed in France both before and after the French Revolution, he notably sculpted the famous *Venus Victrix*, which features the likeness of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon\u2019s sister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Louvre holds a lesser-known but equally remarkable marble group: <i>*Cupid and Psyche Standing*.<\/i>Sculpted in 1797\u2014fulfilling a commission placed by Colonel John Campbell in 1787\u2014the piece remained in Canova\u2019s studio until 1800. It was subsequently acquired by Joachim Murat, who displayed it in 1801 at his ch\u00e2teau in Villiers-la-Garenne (Neuilly-sur-Seine). Seven years later, Murat traded the work to Napoleon I in exchange for annuities in the Kingdom of Naples, which led to its inclusion in the Louvre\u2019s collections.<br \/>\nThis bronze takes the figure of Psyche from that group; the butterfly\u2014her attribute\u2014is held in her own hand rather than in Cupid\u2019s. The balance remains perfect. The *contrapposto* and the exquisite drapery of the original marble enhance the line of the shoulders and the graceful carriage of Psyche\u2019s head. This bronze is in perfect condition and rests on a marble base, which is also in excellent condition.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Delivery price within Metropolitan France: \u20ac55<br \/>Delivery price within Europe: \u20ac95<br \/>Delivery price to other destinations: \u20ac125<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bronze in perfect condition, base in very good condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Dimensions :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Height: about 31.5 cm<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Width: 10 cm<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Depht: 10 cm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":112978,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[343,364,367],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-112977","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-fine-arts","product_cat-sculptures-en","product_cat-bronze-en","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple","add-to-wishlist-after_add_to_cart"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pipat-antiquites.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/112977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pipat-antiquites.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pipat-antiquites.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pipat-antiquites.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pipat-antiquites.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pipat-antiquites.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=112977"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pipat-antiquites.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=112977"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pipat-antiquites.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=112977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}